I moved here to the Seattle area more than a year ago now, and being a huge fan of K and knowing what a fruitful music scene the state as a whole has, I'm sort of bummed out I haven't really discovered where or when the twee/indiepop get together and rock out. I've seen a few scattered festivals here and there but I was wondering if there's a somewhat more frequent club night or something. Let me know if you're out there!!

Ah, this topic hasn't been talked about for a while. But now I'm reading it.

Olympia has just set up the Olympia All Ages Project, which is really cool if you're under 21. (http://www.olympiaallages.com) There's not that much indie pop, but every now and then some cool stuff goes on. Calvin Johnson is playing on June 1. The Besties played in February, I think?

What-The-Heck-Fest (http://www.whattheheckfest.com/) is coming up in July too. There are some really cool bands playing this year. The Crabs played last year and I missed it and I'm pretty upset (still) about that.

^Can't really answer your question as I haven't been too proactive trying to find anoraks in Seattle, however I'd like to chime in that I am from Vancouver, BC. A club named the waldorf has recently started up a C86 night every week and I'd like to go see what it's about, however having to start work at 6am prevents me from doing so

I realize that this is an old thread, but I'm interested in this topic as well. From around the 3rd to 23rd of May I'm planning to conduct ethnomusicological fieldwork for a class, studying indie pop of the pacific northwest. I'm surprised how hard it is to find shows. Any advice would be welcome!

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I'm going to be in Seattle and Portland early August. As usual, I write in here to get ideas about what to do. I have a nice list now, but any suggestion is always welcome. In Portland I plan to attend the zine fest too. If there's anybody who is up for a drink or anything, let me know as well.